May 2022 – Present · 4 yrs

• Focused on establishing a robust digital identity ecosystem, I lead multiple initiatives for Google Wallet aimed at securely storing and presenting digital identities, such as mobile driver's licenses and ePassport derived ID credentials. Part of the founding team that built the zero to one experience for digital IDs in Google Wallet.
• Now, I'm responsible for the global growth of Google Wallet's digital credential ecosystem, working with a range of stakeholders, including state governments, countries, regulators, federal bodies, and standards bodies like NIST in the US, to facilitate the issuance and utilization of digital credentials, while also driving industry partnerships to enhance digital identity interoperability and define reference architectures.

Mar 2020 – May 2022 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• Oversaw partner initiatives/projects as a technical lead, including zero-to-one initiatives like International Remittances on GPay. Worked on scaling initiatives for the Spot, Billing/Recharge, and Tap & Pay products on GPay. Closely collaborated with crucial external technical stakeholders including financial institutions, merchants, government regulators, and innovative fintech companies to grow and scale Google’s global payments business.
• Acted as a key technical contributor by providing expert advice on technical solutions & architecture, leading product design, and scaled Google’s payment platform by integrating with the financial services infrastructure in key markets -- including merchants, banks, national payment rails, global and local card schemes, and other financial services providers.

Nov 2016 – Mar 2020 · 3 yrs 4 mos

• Responsible for the growth of cloud-native technologies, including Kubernetes, API/microservices management platforms, serverless computing. Designed, built, and deployed large-scale distributed systems on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Key contributions:
• Advised C-suite executives at 15+ Fortune 500 companies across multiple sectors on cloud adoption strategies, resulting in a significant increase in the adoption of API / microservices management offerings.
• Spearheaded the APAC go-to-market strategy for API/microservices management product offerings by building novel solutions, generating millions of dollars in annual recurring revenue within three years.
• Led cross-functional teams in designing and implementing highly scalable microservices architectures, resulting in a significant improvement in application performance and reduction in infrastructure costs.
• Influenced the creation of product offerings tailored to enterprises, contributed to the development and launch of several innovative GCP products, including:
• A novel API monitoring solution enabling remote diagnostics, resulting in a 25% reduction in troubleshooting time.
• A managed Istio offering simplifying service mesh deployment and management for enterprise customers.
• A multi-cloud Kubernetes solution enabling seamless workload orchestration across different cloud providers.
• Drove product adoption and growth through the integration of AI/ML solutions, leveraging Dialogflow for conversational interfaces and Dataflow + AutoML for predictive analytics.